What to know about Brooke Rollins, Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former White House aide Brooke Rollins to lead the Department of…
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World agrees to climate deal on financial aid for developing countries after summit nearly implodes
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world agreed to a new climate deal at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, with wealthy countries pledging…
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After Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map…
Continue Reading Florida deputy found not guilty 2 years after botched arrest resulted in an explosion that left a suspect with severe burns
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Florida deputy has been found not guilty of culpable negligence more than two years after being accused of…
Continue Reading Trump’s Republican Party is increasingly winning union voters. It’s a shift seen in his labor pick
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that…
Continue Reading A man called 911 for help during a home invasion. Las Vegas police fatally shot him
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man called for police help during a home invasion before an officer fatally shot him, according to authorities and 911…
Continue Reading Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be…
Continue Reading Thousands of Colombians take to the streets to reject proposed reforms and rebuke the president
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets to oppose the policies of President Gustavo Petro, who accused…
Continue Reading Man wanted in fatal shooting of woman and infant in a car in Connecticut arrested in Puerto Rico
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested in…
Continue Reading Delaware’s transgender community reels after election. There’s a lot to fear, they say
WXIA, CNN By Chelsea Bailey, CNN | Photographs by Tristen Rouse, CNN Lewes, Delaware (CNN) — Cello music filled a sanctuary here on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Delaware’s transgender community reels after election. There’s a lot to fear, they say
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN | Photographs by Tristen Rouse, CNN Lewes, Delaware (CNN) — Cello music filled a sanctuary here on Wednesday night as…
Continue Reading Secondary-ticket prices cool for the 2nd running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Secondary-ticket prices for Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix have cooled considerably compared to last…
Continue Reading New Mexico city reaches $20M settlement in the death of a woman shot by officer
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A city in New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer…
Continue Reading Thousands protest against femicides and sexual and sexist violence in France
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of protesters have demonstrated in Paris and other French cities against femicides and sexual and sexist violence. In Paris,…
Continue Reading Missing Israeli rabbi found dead in UAE in ‘antisemitic terrorist act,’ Israel says
By Tamar Michaelis, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli rabbi missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found dead,…
Continue Reading Moscow bans adoption of Russian children to countries that allow gender transition
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning…
Continue Reading A look at how some of Trump’s picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy’s overhaul
AP Medical Writer The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a…
Continue Reading Canadian ministers condemn anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent
MONTREAL (AP) — Senior Canadian ministers have condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent, saying “hatred and antisemitism”…
Continue Reading At least 6 mercenaries with Russia’s Wagner group killed in an extremist attack in Mali
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least six Russian mercenaries were killed in an attack by an al-Qaida-linked group in central Mali,…
Continue Reading Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has granted asylum to a former Polish judge who faced espionage charges at home following his defection in May to…
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